The ruling on waiting for the iqamah when there is insufficient time for the greeting of the mosque

Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. When I enter the mosque, I notice a number of worshippers standing, waiting for the iqamah of the obligatory prayer because there is not enough time to perform the greeting of the mosque. What is prescribed for the worshipper to do? Does he remain standing waiting for the iqamah of the prayer? Or does he begin the takbir for the greeting of the mosque even if he does not complete it?

Answer:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. I recall that I once entered the mosque while Shaykh 'Abd al-'Aziz ibn Baz (may Allah have mercy on him) was sitting in it, so I stood waiting for the adhan. He held my leg and said, "Sit down." So I sat down. This indicates that if a person comes and there is no room for prayer before the adhan, he sits, and there is no harm in that, yes. And if it is before the iqamah as well, if there is no time for the greeting of the mosque, he sits. May Allah reward you.